do a service

VERB

help

Synonyms

STRONGEST

back benefit bolster boost cooperate encourage further maintain promote push save serve stimulate support

STRONG

abet accommodate advocate ballyhoo befriend cheer endorse hype intercede patronize plug prop puff relieve sanction second succor sustain uphold

WEAK

be of use buck up do a favor do one's part go to bat for go with lend a hand open doors root for see through stand by stick up for stump for take under one's wing work for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

block condemn delay depress discourage dissuade halt harm hinder hurt impede neglect obstruct prevent refuse stop undermine

STRONG

conceal disapprove frustrate hide ignore oppose protest

WEAK

check counteract decrease injure worsen

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do a service

“We meet in Malibu, go into the ocean and circle up and do a service out there,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2023

Overall, those that do a service charge are decreasing their margins.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2022

“They do a service that currently is largely done by the police,” Lewis said, noting that the city is working on ways to offer alternative responses to low acuity calls.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2022

If you want to do a service, they say, “No you can’t do that.”

From The Verge ● May 24, 2022

"Court isn't for fun. Not for people like you or me. You're here to do a service."

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

do a service

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